#extraordinary

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#common #extraordinary #great #make #men

I've realized the extraordinary power of sports to heal, unite and inspire. I believe the Olympics will serve as the ultimate platform to provide positive changes and I hope to inspire all of Japan through my strong showing there. ↗

— Kohei Uchimura

#changes #extraordinary #heal #hope #i

I abhor anything that constitutes torture. Water-boarding, it's perfectly clear to me it is torture. I never supported extraordinary rendition to torture, always said that Guantanamo should be closed. There is no clash of ideals and pragmatism there. ↗

— David Miliband

#always #anything #clash #clear #closed

Lots of people have objections to prizes of all types, and it would be extraordinary if everybody agreed on anything that's worthwhile - they never do. ↗

— Kate Mosse

#anything #everybody #extraordinary #lots #never

I deeply adored my mum. She was an extraordinary person, even for the prejudice I'm likely to have. She was beautiful, amusing, a tremendous elaborator of things into comic proportions and extravagant in her imagination. ↗

— Andrew Motion

#amusing #beautiful #comic #deeply #even

To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain. ↗

— Holly Near

#blessing #extraordinary #kind #pain #real

It's extraordinary to look into a baby's face and see a piece of your flesh and your spirit. It makes you realize you are a part of the human race. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#extraordinary #face #flesh #human #human race

It's an extraordinary thing, this tiny little province of Northern Ireland, where carnage happened. And I was part of it. I grew up in it. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#extraordinary #extraordinary thing #grew #happened #i

Well, I think I've made 44 films and only like four times I've played real characters I'm just drawn to people who have a pioneer spirit, this extraordinary energy and commitment to their cause. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#characters #commitment #drawn #energy #extraordinary

I think the facts reveal that the European partners have taken extraordinary measures to help Greece address its problems. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#european #extraordinary #facts #greece #help